Sunday, June 15, 2008

soccer = politics

I speak for Hernandez when I say that we wish are friends weren't douchebags, aka, non-sports followers. This has been one of the most thrilling sports weeks since the Giants Super Bowl victory. It gets tiring saying, but soccer is the most popular sport in the world by a ridiculous margin, and the Euro 2008 cup is the 2nd most contentious tournament (to the World Cup). National pride is so much stronger during soccer matches than it is during any other sport because it's the great equalizer. USA media would have us believe it's the Olympics, but quite honestly, no one outside of Romania gives a shit about gymnastics.

When Germany played Poland earlier this week, emotions ran ridiculously high. 140 people were arrested. And it doesn't warrent saying why--we all know why.

This week, Tim Russert died suddenly of a heart attack. He was a nationally respected journalist, one of a kind. His loss is an utter tragedy.

Now you know what other nations feel like when they lose at soccer.

1 comment:

Jackson said...

I enjoy watching the World Cup, the EPL and other futbol events, but I must admit that it's a lot like my association with the Greatful Dead, I'm mostly there to get fucked up with the guys.

Russert was a class act.

O'Reilly will live forever.